Winssen is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

. It is the smallest village of the municipality of Beuningen

Beuningen

Beuningen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands close to the city of Nijmegen. The municipality consists of the towns Beuningen, Ewijk, Winssen and Weurt. 1 Mile to the north lays the river the Waal...

, and lies about 8 km north of Wijchen

Wijchen

' is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland, in the eastern part of the Netherlands, at .- Neighbourhoods :Neighbourhoods in Wijchen include:*Centre: Kloosterakker*Wijchen-Oost: Valendries, Oosterweg and Uilenboom....

. It lies south of the river Waal

Winssen was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Ewijk

Ewijk

Ewijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Beuningen, and lies about 7 km north of Wijchen.Ewijk was a separate municipality until 1984, when it was merged with Beuningen....

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In 2001, the village of Winssen had 1192 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.37 km², and contained 441 residences.
The statistical area "Winssen", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2120.